diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
index b6f6fea4d..d080ed627 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         }
         if (header == null) return null;
         return BinaryDictInputOutput.getWordAtAddress(buffer, header.mHeaderSize,
-                address - header.mHeaderSize, header.mFormatOptions);
+                address - header.mHeaderSize, header.mFormatOptions).mWord;
     }
 
     private long runGetTerminalPosition(final FusionDictionaryBufferInterface buffer,